Day Time Quality Engineer at Flextronics International USA, Inc in Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Job Description:

At Flex, we welcome people of all backgrounds. Our employees thrive here by living our values: we support each other as we strive to find a better way, we move fast with discipline and purpose, and we do the right thing always. Through a respectful, inclusive and collaborative culture, a career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your career growth and join our purpose -- to make great products that create value and improve people’s lives.

Job Summary

Summary:

The “Quality Engineer” will be based in Buffalo Grove, IL reporting to Sr. Manager, Quality Engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation.


• Devises sampling procedures and designs and develops forms and instructions for recording, evaluating and reporting quality and reliability data.


• Develops and implements methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and devises methods to assess cost.


• Directs workers engaged in measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, product or process quality and reliability.


• Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality control activities.


• Holds up Product Engineers and Quality Program Managers with customer interfaces as necessary on quality related issues.


• Assures data availability and integrity for all quality related data. Consolidates and reports quality results.


• Initiates corrective action requests as needed and tracks to satisfactory completion.


• Assists with development and implementation of quality audits.


• In charge of developing, applying, revising and maintaining quality standards for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.


• Designs and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and/or production equipment.


• Explores reports and returned products and recommends corrective action.


• Establishes program to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement and research of equipment and facilities.


• Approves product, process and equipment qualifications.


• Provides liaison to various regulatory bodies.

Qualifications:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.


• Typically requires 4 years of experience in engineering in the high technology electronics industry or related field.


• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations and permutations.


• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis.


• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.


• Use of the following tools may be required: 


• Electronic Assembly:  color code, component, schematics. May require various PCB operations. 


• Testing: oscilloscope, cable and harness testing, trouble shooting, component testing, logic analyzer.


• Inspection: bare board, systems, components, cable and harness, microscope, measuring tools.


• Mechanical & Electrical Tools: taps and dies, alignment tools, measuring tools. Office skills: telephones, data entry, office software to include, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation package.


• Demonstrates operations and technical skills and understanding of Flex’s functional standards.


• Demonstrates working knowledge of functional concepts and a solid understanding of Flex policies and procedures. Typically requires some knowledge of computerized electronic test equipment and programming.


• Demonstrates advanced functional and technical skills and basic process skills. Demonstrates advanced/thorough knowledge of the function and Flex business.


• Typically requires skill and troubleshooting, and diagnostics, and overview of the entire test process and the ability to train others.

WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE FOR THE GREAT WORK YOU PROVIDE:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision


• Life Insurance


• Matching 401K


• PTO


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Employee discounts at local retailers

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